Percent of Surgery Patients needing hair removed from the surgical area before surgery who had hair removed using a safer method

Here:

100.0%

Texas:

99.9%

Percent of Surgery Patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery

This Hospital:

94.0%

State:

95.1%

Surgery patients who were taking heart drugs called beta blockers before coming to the hospital, who were kept on them

Here:

100.0%

Texas:

96.7%

Outpatients having surgery who got an antibiotic at the right time - within one hour before surgery (higher numbers are better)

This Hospital:

96.0%

Texas:

97.2%

Outpatients having surgery who got the right kind of antibiotic (higher numbers are better)

Here:

93.0%

Texas:

96.5%

Patients having surgery who were actively warmed in the operating room or whose body temperature was near normal

This Hospital:

99.0%

State:

99.7%

Outcome of Care

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Attack

This Hospital:

16.3%

Texas:

15.6%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:

11.3%

Texas:

11.2%

30-Day Mortality Rates from Pneumonia

This Hospital:

13.4%

State:

11.8%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Heart Failure

This Hospital:

23.1%

State:

24.2%

30-Day Readmission Rates from Pneumonia

Here:

19.3%

State:

18.0%

Use of Medical Imaging

Outpatients with low back pain who had an MRI without trying recommended treatments first, such as physical therapy.

Here:

50.900%

Texas:

37.857%

Outpatients who had a follow-up mammogram or ultrasound within 45 days after a screening mammogram.

This Hospital:

6.000%

State:

8.275%

Outpatient CT scans of the abdomen that were combination (double) scans.

This Hospital:

0.158%

State:

0.250%

Outpatient CT scans of the chest that were combination (double) scans.

Here:

0.138%

Texas:

0.110%

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers

Number of Completed Surveys:: 300 or moreSurvey Response Rate: 18%

How often did nurses communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:

5%

Texas:

5%

Usually

Here:

19%

Texas:

17%

Always

Here:

76%

State:

78%

How often did doctors communicate well with patients?

Sometimes or never

This Hospital:

6%

Texas:

4%

Usually

Here:

15%

Texas:

13%

Always

Here:

79%

Texas:

83%

How often did patients receive help quickly from hospital staff?

Sometimes or never

Here:

11%

State:

10%

Usually

Here:

20%

State:

23%

Always

Here:

69%

State:

67%

How often was patients' pain well controlled?

Sometimes or never

Here:

9%

State:

7%

Usually

Here:

22%

Texas:

21%

Always

Here:

69%

Texas:

72%

How often did staff explain about medicines before giving them to patients?

Sometimes or never

Here:

19%

State:

19%

Usually

Here:

15%

State:

17%

Always

Here:

66%

Texas:

64%

How often were the patients' rooms and bathrooms kept clean?

Sometimes or never

Here:

11%

Texas:

9%

Usually

Here:

19%

Texas:

18%

Always

This Hospital:

70%

Texas:

73%

How often was the area around patients' rooms kept quiet at night?

Sometimes or never

Here:

13%

Texas:

8%

Usually

This Hospital:

29%

Texas:

25%

Always

Here:

58%

State:

67%

Were patients given information about what to do during their recovery at home?

Yes

Here:

82%

Texas:

83%

No

This Hospital:

18%

Texas:

17%

How do patients rate the hospital overall on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)?

6 or lower

Here:

14%

State:

8%

7 or 8

Here:

32%

State:

21%

9 or 10

Here:

54%

State:

71%

Would patients recommend the hospital to friends and family?

No

Here:

9%

Texas:

5%

Yes, probably

Here:

37%

State:

23%

Yes, definitely

Here:

54%

State:

72%

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